4. A crisis
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New Zealand's suicide rates paint a stark picture of men's mental health. Last year, 654 people died by suicide - 471 of those were men. Suicide is an issue which affects everyone - and it has hit close to home for John, and the schoolboy rugby team he coaches. We also meet Ezekiel Raui, who put together a mental health program as a teenager after a spate of suicides in 2012.
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